Rutherford Hayes actually said...

The paramount question still is as to the enjoyment of the fight by every American citizen who has the requisite qualifications to freely ca...

A method which has so approved itself by experimental tests at points where such tests may be fairly considered conclusive should be extende...

Competitive examinations in aid of impartial appointments and promotions have been conducted for some years past in several of the Executive...

The most serious obstacle, however, to an improvement of the civil service, and especially to a reform in the method of appointment and remo...